This DIY Flock block for you chickens is so easy to make with just a few ingredients! It is a perfect treat for your flock in the wintertime to help boost their immunity, and it helps with egg production.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Saves Money: Store-bought flock blocks can be expensive, and making your own is a cost-effective way to provide a nutritious treat for your chickens.
- Better Ingredients: You control what goes into it—no unnecessary fillers or preservatives, just wholesome, natural ingredients that support your flock’s health.
- Fun & Easy to Make: It’s a simple recipe that doesn’t take much time, and it’s satisfying to mix up a homemade treat for your chickens.
- Keeps Chickens Entertained: Hanging the block encourages natural foraging behavior, prevents boredom, and reduces pecking or aggression in the coop.
- Supports Egg Production & Health: With protein, calcium, and beneficial spices, this block helps keep chickens strong, supports feather regrowth, and promotes strong eggshells.
- Great for Cold Weather: The extra energy from molasses, coconut oil, and cayenne pepper can help keep chickens warm in the winter months.

Recipe Tips
Pack the mixture tightly: Press the mixture firmly into the baking dish to help it hold its shape after baking. A loose pack may cause it to crumble.
Let it cool completely: Allow the block to cool for at least 2 hours before removing it from the pan. This ensures it hardens properly and won’t fall apart when hung.
Adjust the spice level in winter: Adding extra cayenne pepper in colder months can help improve circulation and keep chickens warm, as they don’t taste spice like humans do.
Make smaller, individual blocks: If you have a larger flock, consider making multiple smaller blocks instead of one big one to prevent pecking competition.
Store properly for freshness: Keep the flock block in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks or refrigerate for up to a month.
Equipment
- Large mixing bowl: To combine all the dry and wet ingredients.
- Measuring cups and spoons: For accurately measuring ingredients.
- Wooden spoon or spatula: To mix everything together.
- Small baking dish or mold: To shape and bake the flock block.
- Parchment paper or cooking spray: To prevent sticking.
- Metal straw, dowel, or wooden spoon handle: To create a hole for hanging before baking.
- Oven: To bake and harden the block.
- Cooling rack: To allow the flock block to cool completely.
- Twine or rope: To thread through the hole for hanging in the chicken run.

Ingredients
- Chicken Pellet Feed: Provides a balanced source of essential nutrients, including protein, vitamins, and minerals, to support overall health and egg production.
- Scratch Grain: A mix of cracked corn, wheat, barley, and millet that offers energy-boosting carbohydrates to keep chickens warm and active.
- Sunflower Seeds: High in protein and healthy fats, promoting feather health, strong egg production, and overall energy.
- Dehydrated Black Soldier Fly Larvae: A fantastic source of calcium and protein, essential for strong eggshells, muscle growth, and immune system support.
- Eggs with Crushed Shells: The eggs provide additional protein, while the finely crushed shells serve as a natural calcium supplement for strong eggshells and bone health.
- Coconut Oil: Contains healthy fats that support feather regrowth, provide energy, and have natural antimicrobial properties to aid gut health.
- Molasses: A natural binder that holds the ingredients together while adding iron, potassium, and trace minerals for improved circulation and overall vitality.
- All-Purpose Flour: Acts as a binding agent to help the flock block hold its shape.
- Ground Cinnamon: A natural antioxidant with antibacterial properties that can boost immune health and improve digestion.
- Cayenne Pepper: Helps improve circulation, keeps chickens warm in colder weather, and is believed to deter internal parasites. Chickens lack taste receptors for spicy foods, so they won’t mind the heat!

How to Make a DIY Flock Block for Your Chickens
Preheat the oven to 325°F (163°C): Lightly grease a small baking dish or line it with parchment paper to prevent sticking.
Mix the dry ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, combine the chicken pellet feed, scratch grain, sunflower seeds, black soldier fly larvae, flour, cinnamon, cayenne pepper, and crushed eggshells. Stir well to evenly distribute the ingredients.
Add the wet ingredients: Pour in the molasses and melted coconut oil. Stir until the mixture is fully coated and sticky, ensuring that the molasses binds everything together.
Shape and press into the pan: Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish. Use a spatula or your hands to firmly press it down into an even, compact layer.
Create a hole for hanging: Before baking, insert a greased metal straw, dowel, or the handle of a wooden spoon into the mixture near the top, ensuring it’s large enough for a rope or twine to pass through. This will create a hole for hanging the block later.
Bake for minutes: Place the dish in the preheated oven and bake until the mixture is firm and slightly darkened. The block should feel solid when gently pressed.
Cool and remove the hole insert: Let the flock block cool in the pan for about 30 minutes. Then, carefully remove the straw or dowel while it’s still slightly warm to keep the hole intact. Allow the block to fully cool and harden for at least 2 hours.
Add a rope and hang: Once fully hardened, thread a sturdy rope or twine through the hole and tie a secure knot. Hang it in the chicken run for your flock to enjoy!
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DIY Flock Block for Your Chickens
Equipment
- Large mixing bowl
- Measuring Cups and Spoons
- Wooden spoon or spatula
- Small baking dish or mold
- Parchment paper or cooking spray
- Metal straw, dowel, or wooden spoon handle
- oven
- Cooling rack
- Twine or rope
Ingredients
- ¼ cup sunflower seeds
- ¼ cup dehydrated black soldier fly larvae
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 4 eggs shells finely crushed
- ½ cup molasses
- ¼ cup coconut oil melted
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325°F (163°C): Lightly grease a small baking dish or line it with parchment paper to prevent sticking.
- Mix the dry ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, combine the chicken pellet feed, scratch grain, sunflower seeds, black soldier fly larvae, flour, cinnamon, cayenne pepper, and crushed eggshells. Stir well to evenly distribute the ingredients.
- Add the wet ingredients: Pour in the molasses and melted coconut oil. Stir until the mixture is fully coated and sticky, ensuring that the molasses binds everything together.
- Shape and press into the pan: Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish. Use a spatula or your hands to firmly press it down into an even, compact layer.
- Create a hole for hanging: Before baking, insert a greased metal straw, dowel, or the handle of a wooden spoon into the mixture near the top, ensuring it’s large enough for a rope or twine to pass through. This will create a hole for hanging the block later.
- Bake for minutes: Place the dish in the preheated oven and bake until the mixture is firm and slightly darkened. The block should feel solid when gently pressed.
- Cool and remove the hole insert: Let the flock block cool in the pan for about 30 minutes. Then, carefully remove the straw or dowel while it’s still slightly warm to keep the hole intact. Allow the block to fully cool and harden for at least 2 hours.
- Add a rope and hang: Once fully hardened, thread a sturdy rope or twine through the hole and tie a secure knot. Hang it in the chicken run for your flock to enjoy!
Notes
- Pack the mixture tightly: Press the mixture firmly into the baking dish to help it hold its shape after baking. A loose pack may cause it to crumble.
- Let it cool completely: Allow the block to cool for at least 2 hours before removing it from the pan. This ensures it hardens properly and won’t fall apart when hung.
- Adjust the spice level in winter: Adding extra cayenne pepper in colder months can help improve circulation and keep chickens warm, as they don’t taste spice like humans do.
- Make smaller, individual blocks: If you have a larger flock, consider making multiple smaller blocks instead of one big one to prevent pecking competition.
- Store properly for freshness: Keep the flock block in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks or refrigerate for up to a month.